Product Description
Chicory Rocket Fuel
Product Information
Characteristics:
- Deep tap rooted herb
- High summer yield and quality
- Choice is a perennial chicory with good persistence
- Improved cool-season growth, high growth rates, and excellent insect and disease resistance
- Choice chicory boosts milk production in dairy cows, by providing large amounts of protein and energy-rich feed from small areas of land
- It can be used as a pure crop or in mixes with ryegrass etc.
Seeding:
- Pure: 8kg/ha
- Mixtures: 1-3kg/ha
Water Requirements:
- Rainfall: 600mm + per year
- Irrigation: 25-50mm per week
Suited Regions:
- Eastern Cape
- Western Cape
- East Free State
- North West
- Mpumalanga
- KZN
Planting Months:
- Cooler regions: Spring (Sept – Oct)
- Warmer regions: Autumn (March – Apr)
- Soil temp: 12°C +
Soil Required:
- Adapted to a wide range of soil types
- Chicory prefer free drained soils
